# US moves to drop smuggling charges against Harvard scientist

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- Reuters, 2026-11-04 00:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-moves-drop-smuggling-charges-against-harvard-scientist-2026-11-04/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aea7b63a85655000117e41a

> US prosecutors moved on Tuesday to dismiss criminal charges against a Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of bringing frog embryos into the country illegally. She had argued that the Trump administration singled her out for prosecution.